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Rome, Latium, Italy

• Managing project proposals in different aspects from consortium building to final submission for several EU and Italian funding programs on different technological topics.• Contributing to scouting of strategic funding opportunities.• Networking and maintaining relationships with long lasting and new partners for funded collaborations.• Participating to several events with R&D institutions, industrial partners and European platforms (such as A.SPIRE, ESTEP).• Contributor to seminars on funding programs in STEELMASTER and EUROSTEELMASTER courses.

Rome, Latium, Italy

• Managing project proposals from consortium building to final submission for Horizon Europe and RFCS funding opportunities on different topics (i.e. steel, hydrogen, energy intensive industries decarbonization, advanced materials and coating for several solutions).• Participating in networking events with other R&D institutions and industrial partners.

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

• Mentoring students and younger colleagues• Communicating with suppliers,following the purchase requests via SAP software• Supervisor of laboratory equipment (i.e., CVD furnaces, chemicalhoods, various setups)

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

• Growth, Characterization and Manipulation of 2D-materials:CVD growth and CVD deterministic growth of graphene, sulfur andtellurium based 2D materials;• Structural characterization via TEM, SEM, Raman, PL, AFM;• Transfer of 2D material (i.e., semidry transfer) on substrate of choice;• Standard device fabrication techniques (i.e., laser writer, photolithography,evaporation)• Large experience in cleanroom environment for processing.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Characterization of GaN-based thin films:Structural Characterization of GaN and doped GaN (i.e., TEM,Raman, PL)• Data Analysis:Large experience in imaging data analysis (i.e., Tia expert, DigitalMicrograph), spectroscopy data analysis (i.e. Wire, Avantage) andplotting and modelling data (Origin, Matlab)• Soft-skills:Large experience in carrying out independent work and networking

Londra, Regno Unito

• Assembling and testing of solar cells:Assembling of DSSC solar cell using a metalorganic or organic dye,Pt-based counter electrode and I-based electrolyteTesting via solar light simulator.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Growth and Characterization of ZnO nanostructures:Growth of ZnO nanostructures via thermal evaporation and ZnO-TiO2core-shell structures via deep-coating, spry-coating and dropcastingStructural characterization via SEM, Absorbance and Transmittancespectroscopy and XRD

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Materials

• Thesis title: “Characterisation of scandium- and iron-based GaN thin film for high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs)” • Thesis topic.

Master'S Degree, Chemistry, 110/110 Cum Laude

• Thesis – “Film of simple and hierarchical ZnO nanostructures: solution synthesis and application as photoanode in DSSC solar cells” •.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry, 110/110 Cum Laude

Thesis title: “Synthesis of rotaxanes and catenanes”

Maturità Classica